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BELCHING after eating. Due to LIPITOR?

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I am a 73 year old male in good health.. I take Lipitor. Why do I belch 20 plus times 3 or so hours after I eat?

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Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
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Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
Belching may be related to a lot of different factors such as eating fatty foods, drinking carbonated beverages, eating too quickly, excessive smoking, secondary to IBS, gastroenteritis, or Lactose Intolerance. The most common causes are bacterial infection, leading to production of excessive gas, and also GERD.
Avoiding foods such as beans, broccoli, cabbage, carbonated drinks, cauliflower, dairy products, onions, e.t.c will reduce the amount of gas formation in the stomach. Also small quantities of meals need to be consumed.
Do you have any previous history of gastritis or ulceration? Even chronic gastritis can lead to this uncomfortable condition.
I will advise you the following medicines for 2 weeks, kindly continue them and you should get relief.
1) Cap. Omeprazole 20 mg , once daily before breakfast.
2) Syrup. Sucralfate 2 teaspoons twice daily after every meal, 3 times a day.
3) Probiotic Lactobacillus capsules, once at bed time daily for 2 weeks.
Once you take the above mentioned medicines you will get relief.
Kindly update me once you have taken the medicines for about a week or so.
Regards.


Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
Experience: 
MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
Finished AFIH in March 2016, SRM University
MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

Currently Resident Physician, in MD Radiodiagnosis - Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai
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